{"id":235,"date":"2021-11-12T01:03:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T01:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/au.test\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2025-02-28T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T20:22:41","slug":"policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.au.org\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"235\" class=\"elementor elementor-235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8cab336 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cab336\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-fa7260a e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con 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data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdb8ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cdb8ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keeping Public Funds in Public Schools<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6591e black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca6591e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public money should go to public schools. Public schools are open to all students regardless of race, religion, or ability. They are a unifying force in our society. But private school vouchers funnel desperately-needed public resources away from our public schools to fund the education of much fewer students at private, mostly religious schools.<\/p><p><strong>AU opposes private school vouchers because they primarily fund religious education with public money. Each of us should get to decide how \u2013 and whether \u2013 to support religious education.<\/strong><\/p><p>Since our founding in 1947, AU has fought against attempts to send public funds to private schools. Our policy experts monitor state and federal legislation, advise policymakers, offer expert testimony, and alert citizen activists when public education is at risk. We serve as co-chair of the National Coalition for Public Education (NCPE), a national anti-voucher coalition that works to oppose private school vouchers in Congress and the Administration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8f5dea5 e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f5dea5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75d25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b75d25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRESOURCES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1bcb8a4 e-grid e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bcb8a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba50562 black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ba50562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/a-policy-resource\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The National Coalition for Public Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/webinar-when-communities-come-together-supporting-public-schools\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Webinar: When Communities Come Together: Supporting Public Schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/5223\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Voucher Toolkit for State Legislators and Advocates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ed520 black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1ed520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/fact-sheet-private-school-vouchers\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fact Sheet: Private School Vouchers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/fact-sheet-types-of-vouchers\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fact Sheet: Types of Vouchers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/fact-sheet-vouchers-undermine-civil-rights\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fact Sheet: Vouchers Undermine Civil Rights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-bbad36a e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbad36a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00eaa43 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"00eaa43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn more about our work fighting vouchers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf906c3 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bf906c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/schools-and-learning\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Public Schools\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/schools-and-learning\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic Schools\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27069b3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27069b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9ab469c e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ab469c\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"section-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9422676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9422676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_policy-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f52c91f e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f52c91f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc99d5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc99d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fighting the Use of Religion to Discriminate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1ab3fd black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1ab3fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Constitution promises everyone the freedom to believe as they want, but doesn\u2019t give anyone the right to use their religious beliefs to harm others. Nonetheless, we often see individuals and institutions misuse religious freedom as a license to discriminate.<\/p><p>Some want to use their religious beliefs as an excuse to deny health care, refuse to provide goods and services, and disobey civil rights laws protecting us all from discrimination. Some organizations that receive tax dollars to provide social services are even trying to use religion as a reason to discriminate against others.<\/p><p>AU\u2019s policy team opposes policies that would harm others in the name of religion. We fight these efforts in Congress, the presidential administration, and state legislatures. We lead the Coalition Against Religious Discrimination (CARD), which is a coalition of national groups that oppose government-funded religious discrimination. And we advocate for Congress to pass the Do No Harm Act, a vital piece of legislation that will help protect religious freedom for all while ensuring that it can\u2019t be misused to harm others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b564f95 e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b564f95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d082e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d082e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRESOURCES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d6bd416 e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6bd416\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659a7ec black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"659a7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-birth-control-coverage-2\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU Comments to the Biden Admin.: Rescind Trump\u2019s Dept. of Labor Religious Exemption<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-birth-control-coverage\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU Comments to the Biden Admin. on Birth Control Coverage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-rescinding-denial-of-care-rule\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU Comments to the Biden Admin. on Rescinding Denial of Care Rule<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-rescinding-discriminatory-student-groups-rule\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU Comments to the Biden Admin. on Rescinding Discriminatory Student Groups Rule<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/a-religious-freedom-agenda-for-the-biden-administration\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A Religious Freedom Agenda for the Biden Admin.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128d154 black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"128d154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/card-letter-to-the-biden-administration-our-religious-freedom-priorities\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CARD Letter to the Biden Admin.: Our Religious Freedom Priorities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/aus-ceo-rachel-lasers-testimony-to-congress-on-the-do-no-harm-act\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU\u2019s CEO Rachel Laser\u2019s Testimony to Congress on the Do No Harm Act<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-comments-to-the-eeoc-proposed-updated-compliance-manual-on-religious-discrimination\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU Comments to the EEOC Proposed Updated Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.au.org\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/fact-sheet-the-equality-act-and-religious-freedom\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fact Sheet: The Equality Act and Religious Freedom<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/the-do-no-harm-act\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Do No Harm Act<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-71995c0 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71995c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-7aae5a3 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aae5a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b54c8c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6b54c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn more about our work fighting discrimination in the name of religion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-daefef9 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daefef9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c413c elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"57c413c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/discrimination-in-name-of-religion\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Fighting Discrimination\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/discrimination-in-name-of-religion\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFighting Discrimination\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1857e elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7a1857e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/lgbtq-rights\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"LGBTQ Equality\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/lgbtq-rights\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLGBTQ Equality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de2aede elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"de2aede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/reproductive-rights\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Abortion Access\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/reproductive-rights\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbortion Access\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d5ee4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"87d5ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-6025747 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6025747\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"section-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8e2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7c8e2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_policy-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-67a58ef e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"67a58ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45993b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c45993b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ensuring Government Does Not Fund or Favor Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27387b0 black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27387b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Constitution promises that the government may not prefer or disfavor any one religion, or religion over nonreligion. It also means that we get to decide whether and how our money goes to support religion.<\/p><p>When government sponsors prayer, displays religious symbols, or gives taxpayer money to support certain religious activities, it sends the message that some faiths are preferred over others or that religion is preferred over nonreligion. No American should be made to feel excluded because of what they believe (or do not believe). Government promotion of religion divides, rather than unites, Americans.<\/p><p>Our policy team is there to counter unfair attempts to promote and pay for religion by Congress, presidential administrations, and state legislatures. For example, we oppose efforts to use taxpayer dollars to build houses of worship, pay for religious education at private schools, fund clergy salaries, or subsidize religious activities and programs carried out by social service providers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-27221d8 e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27221d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a8374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a0a8374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRESOURCES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5f78f3b e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f78f3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bce6de black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0bce6de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/card-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-faith-based-and-neighborhood-partnerships-rules\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CARD Comments to the Biden Admin. on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Rules<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/au-and-aclu-comments-to-the-biden-admin-on-faith-based-and-neighborhood-partnerships-rules\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">AU and ACLU Comments to the Biden Admin. on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Rules<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/report-the-paycheck-protection-program-has-provided-billions-in-federal-funds-to-private-and-religious-schools\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Report: The Paycheck Protection Program Has Provided Billions in Federal Funds to Private<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3e75d black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bd3e75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/card-letter-to-the-biden-administration-our-religious-freedom-priorities\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CARD Letter to the Biden Admin.: Our Religious Freedom Priorities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/comments-to-the-small-business-administration-on-paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-for-religious-activities\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Comments to the Small Business Admin. on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness for Religious Activities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4f8f41f e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f8f41f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ab79fcb e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab79fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb547f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1eb547f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn more about our work ensuring government does not promote religion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5e2a59d e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e2a59d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11edb0 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c11edb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/government-supported-religion-2\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Religious Minorities\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/government-supported-religion-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReligious Minorities\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92814a elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c92814a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/religious-racial-equality\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Racial Equality\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/religious-racial-equality\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRacial Equality\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160d543 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"160d543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/schools-and-learning\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Public Schools\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/issues\/schools-and-learning\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublic Schools\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05e423 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c05e423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-5cd0411 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cd0411\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"section-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7afca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d7afca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"_policy-4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-fe48cee e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe48cee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef5a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ef5a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guaranteeing Our Public Schools Are Welcoming to All<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1975edf black-text-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1975edf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>America\u2019s public schools serve students from a wide array of backgrounds. Equality means that students should be able to attend their school without fear that they will be preached to or taught according to someone else\u2019s faith. Public school students should be given evidence-based instruction \u2014 not religious teachings. And decisions about whether, when, or how to pray should be left to parents and students themselves.<\/p><p>AU\u2019s policy team works to ensure that public schools remain inclusive for all students regardless of religion. We do this by fighting school-sponsored prayer and religious instruction. At the same time, we support the rights of public school students to voluntarily pray or express their religion \u2014 so long as they don\u2019t disrupt the schools\u2019 educational mission or infringe on the rights of their classmates.<\/p><p>Our policy experts fight legislation that would mandate classes on the Bible in public schools, encourage school-sponsored prayer, or exempt student religious clubs from nondiscrimination rules. We advise policymakers, offer expert testimony, and alert citizen activists to speak out whenever the religious freedom rights of public school students are at risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-74d964e e-con-full policy-container-right e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74d964e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc683d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"cc683d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRESOURCES\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4ff09be e-grid e-con-full ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ff09be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a77341 black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8a77341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/statement-from-43-national-organizations-opposed-to-project-blitz\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Statement from 43 National Organizations Opposed to Project Blitz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/report-praying-for-common-sense-the-truth-about-religion-in-public-schools\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Report: Praying for Common Sense: The Truth About Religion in Public Schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eefa1d black-text-link elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"2eefa1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/backgrounder-bible-class-bills\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Backgrounder: Bible Class Bills<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/backgrounder-bills-that-promote-prayer-in-public-schools\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Backgrounder: Bills that Promote Prayer in Public Schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/how-we-protect-religious-freedom\/policy\/resources\/texas-chaplain-toolkit-interfaith-alliance\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Texas Chaplain Toolkit \u2013 Interfaith Alliance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-f7a22ca e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7a22ca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-6670d97 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6670d97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5341ff8 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5341ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Learn more about our work keeping public schools welcoming to all<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-08aa647 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08aa647\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747ae25 elementor-view-framed elementor-position-right elementor-mobile-position-right elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"747ae25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Public Funds in Public Schools Fighting the Use of Religion to Discriminate Ensuring Government Does Not Fund or Favor Religion Guaranteeing Our Public Schools Are Welcoming to All Navigation Keeping Public Funds in Public Schools Fighting the Use of Religion to Discriminate Ensuring Government Does Not Fund or Favor Religion Guaranteeing Our Public Schools 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